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#21 Offline Mercutia - Posted September 7 2014 - 7:04 PM

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Alza's afraid of a little salamander, but hey ho, let's keep Neivamyrmex nigrescens Army ants. LOLOLOLOL.


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#22 Offline dermy - Posted September 7 2014 - 7:34 PM

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LOL! I'd much rather have a Salamander, then a colony of Army Ants, but if you find a way to keep them in captivity do tell!



#23 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 7 2014 - 7:37 PM

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LOL! I'd much rather have a Salamander, then a colony of Army Ants, but if you find a way to keep them in captivity do tell!

 

I have a rough idea, but I am absolutely not nearly as confident as Alza. Alza, I would edit your posts on Neivamyrmex, because you sound so confident that it makes you look ignorant.



#24 Offline dermy - Posted September 7 2014 - 7:46 PM

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Hey oh I have to feed them, it's thundering out now too. [that's really OT though...]



#25 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 7 2014 - 7:49 PM

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These are new world army ants we are talking about here; they're really not that scarey. I think Pogonomyrmex is a lot more "dangerous".



#26 Offline dermy - Posted September 7 2014 - 7:51 PM

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Oh not those big ones that kill everything in their path to world domination?

 

BTW do you care that it went OT? I will eventually post more pics soon. Pretty busy time of the year.



#27 Offline Mercutia - Posted September 7 2014 - 7:54 PM

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Granted I wouldn't want to keep Pogonomyrmex either. That sting! Ouch! I'm too use to handling my ants with my hands.

 

I'd imagine Neivamyrmex nigrescens would do more damage than a salamander with a few teeth. LOL. I detest being stung by anything, nevermind stung by things that hurt.



#28 Offline dermy - Posted September 7 2014 - 8:00 PM

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Man it's crazy outside, the rain drops hurt! :o

 

Could you imagine keeping one of those China Salamanders that are huge?



#29 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 7 2014 - 8:42 PM

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Oh not those big ones that kill everything in their path to world domination?

 

BTW do you care that it went OT? I will eventually post more pics soon. Pretty busy time of the year.

Well, first of all it's your topic, so it's kind of up to you. I think it's normal for topics to drift, and as long as the OP is engaging in the conversation, then I don't see how it's hurting much. Just all of a sudden posting a question in the middle of someone else's topic that is not related to anything anybody is talking about is usually seen as a little rude to the OP.


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#30 Offline Mads - Posted September 8 2014 - 5:49 AM

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Tiger salamanders are pretty cool. We get a few of them in our vegetable washing building every year. We find them swimming in the water collection pits. Caught one last week that was nice and big, at least 12 inches. Generally I just see the little guys out wandering looking for new homes.

 

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#31 Offline Mercutia - Posted September 8 2014 - 5:57 AM

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I just googled their distribution. Apparently they use to be in Canada and Ontario but they've recently become extirpated. Sad times.



#32 Offline Mads - Posted September 8 2014 - 6:46 AM

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Well, they are quite plentiful in most ponds out here in Alberta.

 

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#33 Offline dermy - Posted September 8 2014 - 8:29 AM

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Well, first of all it's your topic, so it's kind of up to you. I think it's normal for topics to drift, and as long as the OP is engaging in the conversation, then I don't see how it's hurting much. Just all of a sudden posting a question in the middle of someone else's topic that is not related to anything anybody is talking about is usually seen as a little rude to the OP.

Okay sounds good, it wasn't all too Off-Topic.

 

They are easily found in people's basements I'm not the only one in my town to find them. They also live out at the old abandon place outside of town, which is kind of creepy. I remember seeing the largest Tiger Salamander I have ever seen, it was also more dark green then these ones, and a lot more feisty. I actually thought it was a curled up snake when I saw it until I grabbed it. It thrashed around like crazy :o



#34 Offline dermy - Posted September 16 2014 - 12:22 PM

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Got some new pics enjoy!

I have three now:
Here they all are after a good feeding:
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Here is the length of them:
This guy is way over 6 inches!
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This one is just at 6 inches:
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This one is only likely 4 inches: [The small black one, I didn't take a picture of him compared to the ruler like I should have!]
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#35 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 24 2014 - 10:37 PM

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what's up with them now?



#36 Offline dermy - Posted January 25 2015 - 12:13 PM

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Wow sorry, Greg [even those this is a few months late] they are doing well and still kicking!



#37 Offline Miles - Posted January 25 2015 - 1:16 PM

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Those are some nice salamanders, Dermy! I keep some (10) long-toed salamanders, Ambystoma macrodactylum. Raised them from eggs.


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